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As fires blanket growing swathes of the West, scientists are beginning to understand more about how their smoke affects the transmission and severity of COVID-19 and other illnesses, and how it differs from that of other types of air pollution.

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2020 in Pictures

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Argentinian Field Site Devastated by Fire

California Wildfire Beaten Back, for Now, on Famous Mt. Wilson

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Field Research Sites Damaged as Fires Ravage West Coast

California Wildfires Threaten UC Campus, Telescopes

Forest Fungi Ride Out Wildfires by Hiding Inside Plants

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Scientists Take Stock of Australian Wildlife Devastated by Fires

Berkeley Labs Face Power Outage Amid Wildfire Threat

Climate Change Impairs Trees’ Recovery from Wildfires

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Rapid DNA Analysis Steps In to Identify Remains of Wildfire Victims

Research Building Burns Down in Woolsey Fire

College Campuses Close as Wildfires Ravage California

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Climate Change Threatens Climate Lab

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